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Best Airbnb Management Companies in Orlando (2026)

Source: AirROI Reviewed by , Founder @ AirROI

The short answer

Orlando Airbnb Management in Brief

A good manager can pay for itself in Orlando. Of the 6 companies with 10 or more year-round homes to compare, 4 out-earn similar homes by enough to cover a 20% fee.

In the 12 months to September 2026, Orlando's largest Airbnb and vacation rental management company was Villatel, with 176 of the city's 4,620 active Airbnb listings; Millennium Management was next with 65. In all, 31 companies ran five or more Orlando listings, and management companies and other business accounts ran 21% of the city's listings.

"Similar owner-run homes" are homes whose owner runs only that one Orlando listing, with no co-host, the same bedrooms and room type, listed all year and open on 240+ nights, booked on 60+ of them, with 5+ reviews. Revenue is what each home earned on Airbnb, estimated from booked nights and rates; stays sold on other sites or direct aren't counted.

Revenue, occupancy and nightly rates across the whole market are in the Orlando Airbnb market report .

The ranking

Orlando Airbnb Management Companies, Ranked

Companies are ranked by the active Orlando listings they run, as host or as co-host on an owner's account. "Lead vs similar" shows how much more a company's homes earned than owner-run Orlando homes with the same number of bedrooms and room type, where they earned more, so a company of big houses isn't flattered by their size.

All of the 8 largest companies that host mainly on their own accounts grew over the past year.

Largest management companies in Orlando

Ranked by active Orlando listings run as host or co-host in the 12 months to September 2026.

Largest management companies in Orlando
#CompanyListings
Villatel+24 in a yearDr. Phillips★ 4.85176
Millennium ManagementDr. Phillips★ 4.78 · +53% vs similar homes65
Master Vacation Homes+25 in a yearKissimmee · Dr. Phillips★ 4.8852
4UpstayCo-hosts · ZIP 32822★ 4.5848
5Holistays+23 in a year★ 4.7431
6Swanky Vacay+30 in a year+67% vs similar homes31
7Florida Fun+14 in a year★ 4.8327
8Global XperiencezLake Buena Vista★ 4.89 · +70% vs similar homes25
9Stay Orlando+11 in a year★ 4.8724
10CrashpadsDowntown · College Park★ 4.73 · +57% vs similar homes23
11RoomPicksRuns own homesDr. Phillips · ZIP 32811★ 4.6323
12Realtevo★ 4.6619
13EvolveLake Buena Vista · Colonialtown / Audubon Park★ 4.6918
14Florida StaysDr. Phillips16
15Edge Hospitality Management★ 4.5912
16LiveSuites★ 4.9210
17Unique Stays★ 4.599
18Epic Vacation RentalsZIP 32805 · ZIP 32839★ 4.728
19Haute Vacation Homes8
20Live SuiteDr. Phillips★ 4.678
21Vacasa★ 4.748
22Vacation in TownColonialtown / Audubon Park · ZIP 32805★ 4.688
23Dreams N Fun Vacation HomesCo-hosts★ 4.747
24iTripDr. Phillips7
25Suite Life★ 4.787

Fastest-growing management companies in Orlando

Listings added over the past 12 months on each company's own Airbnb accounts, among companies running at least 10 today. Companies that mostly co-host on owners' accounts are left out, because Airbnb's co-host records from a year ago are incomplete.

Fastest-growing management companies in Orlando
#CompanyListings added
Swanky Vacay+67% vs similar homes+30
Master Vacation HomesKissimmee · Dr. Phillips★ 4.88+25
VillatelDr. Phillips★ 4.85+24
4Holistays★ 4.74+23
5Florida Fun★ 4.83+14
6Stay Orlando★ 4.87+11
7Millennium ManagementDr. Phillips★ 4.78 · +53% vs similar homes+8
8RoomPicksRuns own homesDr. Phillips · ZIP 32811★ 4.63+8
9Realtevo★ 4.66+8

Best-rated Airbnb management companies in Orlando

Average guest rating across each company's rated listings, weighted by reviews, among companies with at least 10 rated listings and 100 reviews.

Best-rated Airbnb management companies in Orlando
#CompanyAverage rating
Global XperiencezLake Buena Vista★ 4.89 · +70% vs similar homes4.89
Master Vacation HomesKissimmee · Dr. Phillips★ 4.884.88
Stay Orlando★ 4.874.87
4VillatelDr. Phillips★ 4.854.85
5Florida Fun★ 4.834.83
6Millennium ManagementDr. Phillips★ 4.78 · +53% vs similar homes4.78
7CrashpadsDowntown · College Park★ 4.73 · +57% vs similar homes4.73
8EvolveLake Buena Vista · Colonialtown / Audubon Park★ 4.694.69
9Realtevo★ 4.664.66
10RoomPicksRuns own homesDr. Phillips · ZIP 32811★ 4.634.63
11Edge Hospitality Management★ 4.594.59
12UpstayCo-hosts · ZIP 32822★ 4.584.58
13Swanky Vacay+67% vs similar homes4.47
14Florida StaysDr. Phillips4.28

Management companies whose homes most out-earn similar Orlando listings

Each company's year-round homes against owner-run Orlando homes with the same bedrooms and room type, among companies with at least 15 such homes.

Management companies whose homes most out-earn similar Orlando listings
#CompanyLead vs similar
Global XperiencezLake Buena Vista★ 4.89 · +70% vs similar homes+70%
Swanky Vacay+67% vs similar homes+67%
CrashpadsDowntown · College Park★ 4.73 · +57% vs similar homes+57%
4Millennium ManagementDr. Phillips★ 4.78 · +53% vs similar homes+53%
How to read this table

Shortlist

The Best Airbnb Management Companies in Orlando, by Home Size

A company that runs studios well may not suit a four-bedroom house. For each size, these are the Orlando companies whose homes of that size out-earn owner-run homes of the same size by enough to cover a 20% fee (25% or more), on at least five year-round homes of that size, rated 4.7 or higher over 100 or more reviews. Leads of 150% or more are left out: that's more than management usually explains.

Studios and 1 bedroom

  1. Global Xperiencez 9 homes · rated 4.89 · small sample
    +70%

2 bedrooms

  1. Global Xperiencez 6 homes · rated 4.89 · small sample
    +107%
  2. Millennium Management 7 homes · rated 4.78 · small sample
    +101%
  3. Crashpads 6 homes · rated 4.73 · small sample
    +64%

3 bedrooms

  1. Millennium Management 45 homes · rated 4.78
    +50%
  2. Crashpads 6 homes · rated 4.73 · small sample
    +53%

4 bedrooms or more

No company yet has enough highly rated year-round 4+ bedroom homes with a 25% lead to list here; the ranking above covers every company.

Each figure is revenue against owner-run homes with the same bedrooms and room type, on the company's year-round homes of that size only. "Small sample" marks a figure on five to nine homes: a lead to follow up, not a result. It says what the company's homes earned, not what yours will.

Fees

What an Airbnb Manager Costs in Orlando

Few management companies publish their fees. Of the 81 companies AirROI checked in 6 US cities in September 2026, 9 publish a rate, from 10% to 30% of booking revenue with a median starting rate of 15%, and 49 quote only on request. Expect to ask each Orlando company you shortlist for a quote.

Get the rate in writing along with what it's charged on: some companies take their share of the nightly rate only, others of everything the guest pays, cleaning fee included. With the company-run median Orlando cleaning fee of $235, a 20% rate that also applies to cleaning takes another $47 from every stay. Ask too what's billed on top (linen, repairs, a setup fee) and how much notice ends the contract.

At the median starting rate, rounded to 15%, a manager has to lift revenue by 18% to leave an owner where they started, and 64% of company-run Orlando homes earned at least that much more than the owner-run median for their size, against 34% of owner-run homes with no manager at all.

What a fee costs a year on a median Orlando home

What a fee costs a year on a median Orlando home
HomeMedian revenue15% fee20% fee25% fee30% fee
1 bedroom$24,100$3,615$4,820$6,025$7,230
2 bedrooms$28,500$4,275$5,700$7,125$8,550
3 bedrooms$53,900$8,085$10,780$13,475$16,170
4 bedrooms$32,600$4,890$6,520$8,150$9,780
5+ bedrooms$107,000$16,050$21,400$26,750$32,100

The fee on the median booking revenue of entire homes listed all 12 months, at common rates. A company's quote for your home can differ; ask for the full rate card in writing.

The numbers

Is an Airbnb Manager Worth It in Orlando?

At the median, company-run Orlando listings earned 141% more than owner-run ones over the 12 months to September 2026. Much of that is the homes: companies run bigger places. Matched by bedroom count and room type, company-run listings earned 47% more than owner-run ones, with nightly rates 23% higher and occupancy 10% higher.

A company charging a share of revenue pays for itself on revenue alone when it lifts income by more than the share: a 20% fee needs a 25% lift, and 4 of the 6 Orlando companies with enough homes to compare clear it. The table shows how many company-run homes clear each bar:

Company-run homes that earn enough to cover each fee

  • Company-run
  • Owner-run
  • 15% fee needs +18% 64%
  • 20% fee needs +25% 63%
  • 25% fee needs +33% 58%
  • 30% fee needs +43% 52%
  • 35% fee needs +54% 40%

A home "earns it" when its revenue over the 12 months to September 2026 beat the owner-run median for homes of the same room type and bedroom count by at least the lift shown. Homes listed all year only.

How we compared

Read the 20% row. 63% of company-run Orlando homes earned at least 25% more than the owner-run median for their size, enough to pay that fee and still leave the owner ahead. 29% of owner-run homes cleared the same mark with no manager at all, so a company-run home is 34 percentage points more likely to clear the bar, beyond the ±10 points that chance alone could produce on these numbers. Ask any manager to show you homes of its own that clear it.

Homes on a company's own Airbnb account earned 52% more than similar owner-run homes. Of all 258 year-round company-run Orlando homes, 41 stay on the owner's own account, with the company as co-host. Owners who keep the listing on their own account keep its reviews if they change manager.

Results vary by company, and the ranking shows the companies whose homes lead similar ones. Managers also choose the homes they take on, so part of any lead reflects the homes, and the comparison matches homes by room type and bedrooms only, not by street or finish. It counts Airbnb bookings only.

Profiles

The Largest and Best-Performing Companies, Profiled

The six largest companies; the two beyond them whose homes most out-earn similar ones (by the 25% or more a 20% fee needs, across 15 or more year-round homes, rated 4.7 or higher over 100 or more reviews); and the next two largest with enough homes to compare: what each runs, where, and how its homes compare with similar owner-run Orlando homes. Each card's revenue, per-night and nights figures are medians across its homes, so the last two don't multiply to the first.

The six largest

  • Villatel

    #1 by listings Dr. Phillips

    Largest in Orlando Earns more per booked night than similar homes

    Villatel is Orlando's largest Airbnb management company, with 176 active listings, and guests rate its homes 4.85 over 651 reviews.

    Active listings
    176
    +24 in a year
    Guest rating
    4.85
    651 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $585
    median
    Year-round homes
    29
    listed all 12 months
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Villatel in figures
  • Millennium Management

    #2 by listings Dr. Phillips

    Out-earns similar homes by enough to cover a 20% fee

    Millennium Management is Orlando's 2nd largest Airbnb management company, with 65 active listings, and guests rate its homes 4.78 over 7,920 reviews.

    Active listings
    65
    +8 in a year
    Guest rating
    4.78
    7,920 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $235
    median
    vs similar homes
    +53%
    revenue, 53 homes compared
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Millennium Management in figures
  • Master Vacation Homes

    #3 by listings Kissimmee, Dr. Phillips

    Master Vacation Homes is Orlando's 3rd largest Airbnb management company, with 52 active listings, and guests rate its homes 4.88 over 1,670 reviews.

    Active listings
    52
    +25 in a year
    Guest rating
    4.88
    1,670 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $870
    median
    Year-round homes
    36
    listed all 12 months
    What it runs
    Account
    Master Vacation Homes in figures
  • 4

    Upstay

    #4 by listings ZIP 32822 Co-hosts on owners' accounts

    Upstay is Orlando's 4th largest Airbnb management company, with 48 active listings.

    Active listings
    48
    Nightly rate
    $98
    median
    Year-round homes
    29
    listed all 12 months
    Instant book
    90%
    of its listings
    What it runs
    Account
    Upstay in figures
  • 5

    Holistays

    #5 by listings

    Holistays is Orlando's 5th largest Airbnb management company, with 31 active listings, and guests rate its homes 4.74 over 185 reviews.

    Active listings
    31
    +23 in a year
    Guest rating
    4.74
    185 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $320
    median
    Year-round homes
    7
    listed all 12 months
    What it runs
    Account
    Holistays in figures
  • 6

    Swanky Vacay

    #6 by listings

    Fastest growing in Orlando Out-earns similar homes by enough to cover a 20% fee

    Swanky Vacay is Orlando's 6th largest Airbnb management company, with 31 active listings.

    Active listings
    31
    +30 in a year
    Nightly rate
    $570
    median
    vs similar homes
    +67%
    revenue, 15 homes compared
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Swanky Vacay in figures

Top performers: homes that out-earn similar ones by enough to cover a 20% fee

  • 8

    Global Xperiencez

    #8 by listings Lake Buena Vista

    Best results in Orlando Out-earns similar homes by enough to cover a 20% fee

    Global Xperiencez is Orlando's 8th largest Airbnb management company, with 25 active listings, and guests rate its homes 4.89 over 925 reviews.

    Active listings
    25
    Guest rating
    4.89
    925 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $210
    median
    vs similar homes
    +70%
    revenue, 17 homes compared
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Global Xperiencez in figures
  • 10

    Crashpads

    #10 by listings Downtown, College Park

    Out-earns similar homes by enough to cover a 20% fee

    Crashpads is Orlando's 10th largest Airbnb management company, with 23 active listings, and guests rate its homes 4.73 over 3,500 reviews.

    Active listings
    23
    +3 in a year
    Guest rating
    4.73
    3,500 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $290
    median
    vs similar homes
    +57%
    revenue, 18 homes compared
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Crashpads in figures

The next largest

  • 12

    Realtevo

    #12 by listings

    Realtevo is Orlando's 12th largest Airbnb management company, with 19 active listings.

    Active listings
    19
    +8 in a year
    Guest rating
    4.66
    123 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $260
    median
    Year-round homes
    6
    listed all 12 months
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Realtevo in figures
  • 13

    Evolve

    #13 by listings Lake Buena Vista, Colonialtown / Audubon Park

    Evolve is Orlando's 13th largest Airbnb management company, with 18 active listings.

    Active listings
    18
    Guest rating
    4.69
    487 reviews
    Nightly rate
    $200
    median
    Year-round homes
    8
    listed all 12 months
    What it runs
    Results
    Account
    Evolve in figures

Checklist

Before You Sign: Seven Things to Check with an Orlando Manager

Benchmarks

What Orlando Airbnbs Earn: Benchmarks to Test a Manager's Pitch

A manager's projection is only as good as the homes it is compared with. These are the typical results for Orlando entire homes listed for all 12 months, by bedroom count, over the 12 months to September 2026.

What Orlando entire homes earned a year, by bedroom count

What Orlando Airbnbs Earn: Benchmarks to Test a Manager's Pitch
HomeMedianTop quarter overTo net the median after 20%
1 bedroom 772 homes$24,100$37,400$30,130
2 bedrooms 657 homes$28,500$46,300$35,630
3 bedrooms 693 homes$53,900$74,700$67,380
4 bedrooms 235 homes$32,600$66,000$40,750
5+ bedrooms 326 homes$107,000$196,000$133,750

Booking revenue of entire homes listed all 12 months. A quarter of homes earned less than the bottom-quarter figure and a quarter more than the top-quarter one. The last column is what a home has to earn for a 20% fee to leave its owner the median.

A projection above the top-quarter line for your size of home ($46,300 for a two-bedroom) should come with the comparable homes the company already runs. The fee changes the sum: on a two-bedroom earning the median $28,500, a 20% fee comes to $5,700 a year and leaves its owner $22,800, so to leave you with the median a manager has to bring in $35,630.

Before comparing managers' fees, see what the home itself could earn: the Airbnb calculator gives a revenue range for one Orlando address from comparable listings.

Estimate what your Orlando home could earn

Market structure

Who Runs Orlando's Airbnb Market

Hosts with a single listing run 26% of Orlando's Airbnbs. Accounts with 20 or more listings, companies, individuals and hotels alike, run 26%. These bands count Airbnb accounts, not brands, so a company with several accounts can sit in more than one. That's more than management companies and other business accounts run in all (21%), because some individuals run many homes under a personal name: they count in these figures but aren't named. The share Airbnb flags as professionally managed rose from 20% to 23% over the year.

Accounts with 20 or more listings run 26% of Orlando's Airbnbs

Share of Orlando's 4,620 active listings, by how many listings their operator runs in the city

  • Hosts with one listing 26% · 1,180 operators
  • 2–4 listings 24% · 449 operators
  • 5–19 listings 25% · 156 operators
  • 20–99 listings 22% · 31 operators
  • 100 or more 4% · 1 operators

35% of Orlando's listings name at least one co-host. Many management companies work that way: the listing, its reviews and its payouts stay on the owner's account, and the company runs it as co-host. The profiles above show how much of each company's portfolio runs on owners' accounts. Airbnb's own "professional host" flag covers 23% of listings; it marks hosts who run several homes, companies or not, so it isn't the same measure as the company share.

Where they work

Where Orlando's Management Companies Operate

The share of each neighborhood's active listings run by management companies and other business accounts.

Where Orlando's Management Companies Operate
NeighborhoodActive listingsShare run by companies
Dr. Phillips (32819)68036%
Lake Buena Vista (32821)1816%
Downtown (32801)16112%
Colonialtown / Audubon Park (32803)1186%
ZIP 32822855%
College Park (32804)788%
SoDo / Delaney Park (32806)703%
Azalea Park (32807)620%

Neighborhood · active listings · share run by management companies and other businesses

Rules

Rules a Orlando Manager Has to Follow

The rules follow the property, whoever runs it. Short-term renting in Orlando is allowed if you live there: Orlando allows Airbnb hosting only as registered home sharing, renting up to half the bedrooms of your own home while you are on site, for a $275 first-year city fee.

The Orlando Airbnb regulations page covers the permit, fees, operating limits and taxes, each linked to its official source. A manager that takes on your home should handle the permit and tax filings, and the contract should say who does what.

Orlando Airbnb regulations Permit, fees, limits and taxes

FAQ

Orlando Airbnb Management: Frequently Asked Questions

What is the largest Airbnb management company in Orlando?

Villatel runs 176 active Orlando Airbnb listings, more than any other company in AirROI's data for the 12 months to September 2026, ahead of Millennium Management (65) and Master Vacation Homes (52).

How many Airbnb management companies operate in Orlando?

In the 12 months to September 2026, 16 management companies ran 10 or more active Orlando listings, and 31 ran 5 or more. Many smaller managers work as co-hosts on owners' accounts; they are counted on every listing they co-host.

What share of Orlando Airbnbs are professionally managed?

Management companies and other business accounts run 21% of Orlando's 4,620 active listings. Airbnb's own "professional host" flag, which also covers individuals who run several homes, is on 23%, against 20% a year earlier. 35% list at least one co-host.

Do professionally managed Airbnbs earn more in Orlando?

Yes, on average. In the 12 months to September 2026, Orlando homes run by companies with 10 or more listings earned 47% more than owner-run homes with the same number of bedrooms and room type (160 company-run and 216 owner-run year-round homes), according to AirROI. Company by company, 4 of the 6 with 10 or more year-round homes to compare out-earned similar homes, and 4 by the 25% or more that a 20% fee needs. Company-run homes also charge 23% more a night than owner-run homes of the same size. Managers also choose which homes they take on, so part of any gap reflects the homes themselves.

Is it worth hiring an Airbnb manager in Orlando?

Often: the typical company-run Orlando home earned 47% more than a similar owner-run one in the 12 months to September 2026, enough to cover a fee of up to about 32%. 4 of the 6 Orlando companies with 10 or more year-round homes out-earn similar owner-run homes by the 25% or more a 20% fee needs, led by Global Xperiencez (+70%), Crashpads (+57%) and Millennium Management (+53%). 63% of company-run Orlando homes earned 25% or more above the owner-run median for their size, enough to cover a 20% fee, against 29% of owner-run homes with no manager. A manager also buys back the time hosting takes: guest messages, cleaning, pricing and upkeep.

How much do Airbnb management companies charge in Orlando?

Few management companies publish their fees. Of the 81 companies AirROI checked in 6 US cities in September 2026, 9 publish a rate, from 10% to 30% of booking revenue with a median starting rate of 15%, and 49 quote only on request. So ask each Orlando company for its rate in writing, and whether it's a share of nightly revenue only or of cleaning fees too. What a fee has to earn is fixed: a 20% fee needs a 25% lift in revenue to leave you where you started, and a 30% fee needs 43%. In Orlando, the typical company-run home's lead over similar owner-run ones would cover a fee of up to about 32%.

What are the best Airbnb management companies in Orlando?

On AirROI's data for the 12 months to September 2026, the Orlando companies whose homes most out-earn similar owner-run homes are Global Xperiencez (+70% across 17 homes, rated 4.89), Crashpads (+57% across 18 homes, rated 4.73) and Millennium Management (+53% across 53 homes, rated 4.78). That counts companies with 15 or more year-round homes, an average guest rating of 4.7 or higher over 100 or more reviews, and a lead of at least 25%, enough to cover a 20% fee. No single measure makes a company best for your home: check that it runs homes like yours, in your area, before you sign.

How much does a 2-bedroom Airbnb make in Orlando?

The median 2-bedroom entire home in Orlando earned $28,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, and the top quarter earned $46,300 or more, at a median 50% occupancy.

Which Orlando Airbnb management companies have the best guest ratings?

Among Orlando management companies with at least 10 rated listings and 100 reviews, Global Xperiencez (4.89), Master Vacation Homes (4.88) and Stay Orlando (4.87) had the highest average guest ratings in the 12 months to September 2026.

Which Airbnb management companies are growing fastest in Orlando?

Swanky Vacay (+30 listings), Master Vacation Homes (+25 listings), Villatel (+24 listings) added the most listings on their own Airbnb accounts over the past year.

What is an Airbnb co-host, and how common are they in Orlando?

A co-host helps run a listing that stays on the owner's Airbnb account, from messaging guests to pricing and cleaning, so the listing, its reviews and its payouts stay with the owner if the manager changes. A listing on a company's own account belongs to the company, and its reviews usually don't move with the home. 35% of Orlando's active listings name at least one co-host, and several of the companies above run most of their homes that way.

Do I need a permit if a company manages my Orlando Airbnb?

Yes: the rules apply to the property whoever runs it. Short-term renting in Orlando is allowed if you live there: Orlando allows Airbnb hosting only as registered home sharing, renting up to half the bedrooms of your own home while you are on site, for a $275 first-year city fee. The Orlando Airbnb regulations page has the permit steps, fees and taxes.

How are these Orlando management companies ranked?

By the number of active Orlando Airbnb listings each company runs, as host or co-host, in the 12 months to September 2026. Individual hosts who don't trade as a business are not named.

Method

How This Ranking Works

The ranking counts active Airbnb listings in Orlando over the 12 months to September 2026, on the same definition as AirROI's Orlando market report, so the totals match. A listing counts toward its host account and toward every co-host named on it, because many companies run homes on the owner's own account. A company that runs several Airbnb accounts under one brand appears once, with the accounts combined.

The full method: classification, comparisons and fees

Accounts are classified from their names, and the Orlando accounts with the most listings were checked by hand. Only property-management businesses are ranked, under the name they trade as; individual hosts who don't trade as a business count in every market figure but are never named, and neither are accounts with a generic name, such as "Property" or "Concierge", that can't be tied to a company. Hotels and serviced-apartment operators that list their own rooms are left out, and so are companies that mostly take stays of a month or more, because they compete with rentals rather than holiday lets.

"Lead vs similar" compares each of a company's homes with the median owner-run Orlando home of the same bedroom count and room type, and reports the median of those comparisons. The figure is shown where a company's homes earn more than similar ones. A lower figure isn't shown: on Airbnb data alone it mostly reflects listings that are new or re-listed and still building reviews, or homes that differ in ways a bedroom count misses, rather than the management. Only homes listed for the whole 12 months and open to bookings on at least 240 nights, booked on 60 or more, with 5 or more reviews count, on both sides, so a company that added homes mid-year isn't marked down for their short first year, a listing that sits idle or is too new to have reviews doesn't stand for its company, and an owner who rents out their own home a few weekends a year doesn't set the benchmark. Companies with fewer than five such homes show a dash, and those with fewer than ten show "few": too few to compare fairly, so their figures are never quoted. The ranking by revenue needs at least 15. The shortlist by home size needs five homes of a size and marks a figure on fewer than ten as a small sample. The ± bands treat homes as independent; homes run by one company resemble each other, so the true uncertainty is somewhat wider. The profiles split revenue into revenue per booked night and nights booked, on the same homes, each against the owner-run median for that measure. A home's revenue is the one times the other, but the three medians don't multiply: among owner-run homes, the ones that charge more tend to book fewer nights, so the median rate times the median nights isn't the median revenue. A company's rating averages its listings' overall Airbnb ratings, weighted by their reviews. Revenue is gross Airbnb booking revenue, estimated from booked nights and rates, before any management fee. Stays a company or owner sells on other sites or direct aren't counted, so a company that sells much of its calendar elsewhere can look weaker here than it is; that applies to owner-run homes too. A home counts toward the company named on it now, so a home that changed manager during the year brings months run by its previous one.

The fee figures pool the rates management companies publish on their own websites, checked by hand in September 2026 in the 6 US cities AirROI researched. No company's rate is shown on its own: most quote each home on request, so the page gives the spread of the published rates instead.

Growth counts the listings a company hosts on its own Airbnb accounts now against 12 months earlier. Companies that mostly co-host on owners' accounts show no growth figure, because Airbnb's co-host records from a year ago are incomplete, and accounts with no listings a year ago are marked new rather than ranked for growth.

The page is rebuilt each quarter from the latest listing data. A company that thinks its figures are wrong can write to AirROI, and corrections are checked against the listing data.